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New Jersey Stage Features Published During The Week Of 05-20-19

originally published: 05/20/2019
NJ Stage Weekly Features

In addition to running about 60 news stories and event previews each week, New Jersey Stage runs several original features and interviews as well. Every Monday we shine a spotlight on the features run for the past week.
music

"An Absolutely Amazing Rock Experience!" Rocktopia LIVE! at the State Theatre New Jersey
 
By Spotlight Central
 
The audience of music lovers at New Brunswick’s State Theatre New Jersey this Sunday, May 5, 2019 evening anxiously awaits the start of tonight’s presentation of Rocktopia — the road version of the Broadway musical which fused 20th-century rock with some of the world’s greatest classical music.


An Interview with Richard Williams of Kansas, Appearing at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on May 31 and June 1
 
By Spotlight Central
 
Fans of classic rock will be in seventh heaven when the iconic band, Kansas, makes an appearance on Friday, May 31 and Saturday June 1, 2019 at Sound Waves located in Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.


Foreigner LIVE! at BergenPAC
 
By Spotlight Central
 
Music lovers at Englewood, NJ’s BergenPAC this Friday, May 3, 2019 are taking selfies in front of the stage where large metal letters hang proclaiming the name of the iconic ’80s band set to appear here this evening — Foreigner.


ROCK ON! This Week's Sound Bites...5/16/19
 
By Danny Coleman
 
People become musicians or artists for various reasons; some are pushed into it by parents aspirations, some develop an aptitude early on through experimentation and others, well, they just love being creative. The common thread within this cloth is a love of performing and sharing these talents with friends, family and although some may deny it; an audience. 


"Just Awesome!" LeAnn Rimes LIVE! at the Newton Theatre
 
By Spotlight Central
 
The full house at Newton, NJ’s Newton Theatre this Thursday, May 2, 2019 is ready for a special evening of music by singer, songwriter, and actress LeAnn Rimes.


Makin Waves with Secret Sound: All in the Jamily
 
By Bob Makin
 
This fall, Secret Sound will celebrate their 20th anniversary, but beforehand, they’ll help the Jersey Shore jam scene celebrate the 50th anniversaries of The Allman Brothers Band, The Meters and Little Feat at the Third Annual Makin Waves Jam ‘n’ Groove Fest on May 19 at the Brighton Bar in Long Branch.


Makin Waves Record of the Week: "FOMO" by The Vaughns
 
By Bob Makin
 
Following two EPs and several singles and videos during the past five years, The Vaughns have released their debut full-length, “FOMO,” a delightful mix of whimsical indie rock and gnarly grunge. They will celebrate its release on May 17th at Asbury Park Brewery with Ella Ross an The Morgan Freemasons.


art

"The Shared Meal" at Artworks
 
By Susan Wallner, JerseyArts.com
 
In the age of Instagram, food is a visual obsession. “The Shared Meal,” an exhibition at Artworks in Trenton, dives deeper, exploring the meaning of food through the work of nine visual artists. Two paintings by renowned Trenton painter Mel Leipzig are included. The first pictures his family around the kitchen table in 1975, the second, his daughter’s family around her own kitchen table over 30 years later.


Rowan University Exhibit Showcases Past and Present of SOHO20 Art Collective
 
By Shen Shellenberger, JerseyArts.com
 
History is a powerful force, bringing the past forward and revealing clear connections between the world today and events and experiences that occurred before. So, when history beckoned, Rowan University Art Gallery responded with its current exhibition “Women Defining Themselves: The Original Artists of the SOHO 20,” on view at the Gallery at 301 High Street in Glassboro through July 27.




 
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